The report cards are in, redistricting is on the the agenda, schools are saving money on energy. So if you would, please, please, give the students at Oaks Road Elementary a shelter to walk under so when it’s raining and bad weather, they don’t have to be running trying to get to classes outside the building and getting to and from their buses. READ MORE

Rudy Giuliani, in saying that President Obama does not believe in this country, is just beginning to articulate what a lot of us are already convinced of. The president’s own statement about not liking to wear a flag pin, attending flag burning ceremonies and thinking our national anthem is “bellicose” say more about his lack of allegiance to our country than Mr. Giuliani.
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In response to a column by Mr. Otis Gardner about firing bad teachers and giving good ones raises, I agree 100 percent. The only thing is, sometimes you can not distinguish the good from the bad ones. I know all teachers don’t love students. READ MORE

About 80 years ago I lived in a two family hose that was heated by coal. It was called pea coal. My father would go down in the basement, which was divided in half by a huge coal bin, and open the bottom door of the furnace and shovel out the ashes. into a barrel. Then shake the fire pit, open the furnace door and shovel in about five loads of coal. This was in preperation for keeping the house somewhat warm overnight. He set the dampers to an almost closed position so the fire would hopefully last the night.
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I define this group of evildoers as “it sure is Satanic” while they continue to murder innocent people in the most inhuman manner. They hide their faces while committing these atrocious acts.
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North Carolina’s museums, parks and aquariums and other attractions have one main thing in common: They bring in visitors. But running them is not a one-size-fits-all operation, as Gov. Pat McCrory seems to believe it is. He is proposing to merge them all under the Department of Cultural Resources, an idea that needs much more careful consideration.
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A career path fork-in-the-road can come at any time. Just ask Caroline Flannery, who was a successful Raleigh commercial Realtor when she attended a Wine and Design party with her girlfriends three years ago. READ MORE

Two former city aldermen, both well known business people in the community, teamed up with their spouses to purchase the Dunn Building, a former city building downtown that was never listed on ... READ MORE